A practical training course to introduce delegates to Hearing Impairment, barriers to learning that this may cause and strategies to help overcome them.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will• Understand how hearing impairment affects learners • Have a basic audiological understanding of different types of hearing loss and understand the educational implications• Recognise signs of a possible hearing loss and how to refer• Have knowledge of a range of classroom strategies including: curriculum access, management of background noise and everyday management of hearing aids • Be aware of responsibilities under The Equality Act

Need for Course

An opportunity to meet and share issues and solutions to getting the best out of this course